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Monday 24 July 2023
Rapidus estimates the price of its 2nm chips at 10x current mainstream products
Rapidus, the Japanese government-backed semiconductor consortium, announced that the price of its 2nm chips will be 10 times that of the current mainstream chip products produced...
Monday 24 July 2023
Samsung, LG pushing investments in graphene for semiconductors and home appliances, says paper
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are gearing up for the development of graphene-based components to improve the durability and energy efficiency of their products such as semiconductors...
Monday 24 July 2023
Taiwan's Electronic Signature Act set for overhaul to embrace digital era
The 2002 Electronic Signatures Act was originally designed to encourage electronic transactions and develop e-government and e-commerce. However, rapid technological advancements...
Monday 24 July 2023
TPCA: Taiwan should strengthen high-end PCB supply chain to tap AI server opportunities
The printed circuit board (PCB) for AI servers is a high-end, high-value PCB for terminal applications, and the process technology threshold is higher, so fewer manufacturers have...
Monday 24 July 2023
Taiwan in pole position to develop next-generation biomedical chips
Biomedicines are often seen as the next pivotal industry beyond semiconductors to bolster Taiwan's economic development, and the close combination of both sectors to develop the next-generation...
Friday 21 July 2023
Tokyo Electron: AI chip equipment demand will boom in 1H24
Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron (TEL) pointed out that the trend of generative AI like ChatGPT has already driven the demand for semiconductor equipment. Despite...
Friday 21 July 2023
Following US, Japan signed MoU with India on semiconductor collaboration
After the US formed a partnership to help India develop the latter's semiconductor ecosystem, Japan, another member of Quad, signed an MoU with India for semiconductor collaboratio...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Samsung foundry rumored to be in partnership with Tenstorrent and Groq
Samsung's semiconductor foundry business has reportedly initiated chip development collaborations with AI chip startups Tenstorrent and Groq, targeting the AI market and aiming to...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Samsung reportedly eyes Nvidia orders as TSMC packaging capacity remains tight
As GPUs become essential components for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, orders for Nvidia GPUs are also garnering attention. Recently, there have been reports that Nvidia...
Thursday 20 July 2023
South Korea looks to enhance network competitiveness with K-Network 2030 strategy
The K-Network 2030 strategy allotted a KRW625.3 billion (about US$500 million) budget for 6G mobile communication technology research and development from 2024 through 2028, eyeing...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Tesla margins decline slightly in 2Q23, poised to license FSD technology
Vehicle price reductions continued to affect Tesla's margins in the second quarter of this year while it reached record production and deliveries. At an earnings call on July 19,...
Thursday 20 July 2023
NSTC to hold off on basic AI law proposal over concerns that it may hinder innovation
The Taiwan government was previously reported to be drafting a basic law for AI governance and was expected to have it ready for the legislature by September 2023. On July 18, Tsung-tsong...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Long lead time for US network chip giants opens the door to Taiwan-based competitors
Broadcom and Marvell continue to operate on extended delivery schedules, even though the chip shortage has largely been addressed. Despite the alleviation of the supply-demand imbalance...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Ethernet IC demand rising rapidly
Demand for Ethernet ICs has been increasing rapidly in line with relentless updates of various Internet devices and applications, driving more suppliers, including Taiwan-based IC...
Thursday 20 July 2023
Japan is eyeing heterogeneous integration on way to mass-produce 2nm chips
As Japan is developing the technology for mass-producing 2nm chips, they are not only trying to increase the transistor density on a single die but also to combine multiple dies with...